SCHO L ARS HIP OPPO RT UNITIES 2023

Massport is currently accepting applications for the following Scholarships:

• THOMAS J. BUTLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to a high school senior who resides and is involved in community service in South Boston, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

• DEBORAH HADDEN GRAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to a high school senior who resides and is involved in community service or employment in the city of Boston, Chelsea, Revere or Winthrop, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

• LOWELL L. RICHARDS III MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to a high school senior who resides and is involved in community service in the city of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, or Winthrop, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

• DIVERSITY STEM SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to high school seniors of color who reside or attend school in the city of Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop, Revere, Worcester, Bedford, Concord, Lexington, or Lincoln, and are involved in community service with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Scholarship applications must be received by Massport no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023. For more information on these scholarships, including application checklist and criteria please visit www.massport.com ic waste by increasing the lifespan of devices, Gutterman said.

The so-called Chromebook churn is “an egregious example” of what happens when electronics are built to deteriorate too quickly, said Domenitz. The advocacy organization is working with Sen. Michael Brady of Brockton and Rep. Adrian Madaro of East Boston on a digital right-to-repair bill (S.142/H.360) that would help extend the lifespan of much-needed electronic devices like cell phones and laptops by requiring tech companies to make parts and instruction manuals available to the public.

It’s the fourth time the bill will come before lawmakers, but Brady tells MASSterList he’s hopeful it will finally see success after he “narrowed the bill” to eliminate medical technology and gained more support from colleagues. Most electronics are “designed to be disposable,” says David Webb, a technology repairman who owns Hamilton Computer Repairs in Worcester. Electronics companies aren’t required to provide parts or even repair manuals for products, meaning it’s often easier and cheaper to replace entire items than try to fix them. “This bill would help us move away from planned obsolescence to a culture of repairability,” Webb told MASSterList.

Google last year followed companies Apple, Samsung and more to make parts for some devices more accessible to consumers for common repairs, but advocates at MassPIRG and elsewhere say big tech’s efforts so far haven’t gone far enough.

Healey’s 100 days come with several successes, few crises

Gov. Maura Healey largely avoided crises and made it through her first 100 days collecting some success, including on her tax package — many elements of which the House has already passed — and filled new Cabinet positions on climate change and veterans affairs. She also moved quickly to stockpile the abortion drug mifepristone in the face of a federal ban, write Matt Stout and Samatha J. Gross for The Boston Globe. But, the state is still in need of solutions for its “broken” transportation and housing systems, they say.

Convention Center Authority

halts controversial South Boston redevelopment

The independent state agency that oversees its convention centers has rejected two controversial plans and pushed out its request for proposals for redeveloping a 6.2-acre piece of land in South Boston taken via eminent domain a decade ago after officials accused it of using “false pretenses” to launch the effort, writes Greg Ryan of the Boston Business Journal. The MCCA still intends to move forward with redevelopment, just on a slower timeline.

Affordable housing on top of libraries adds up to community success, advocates say

When you add affordable housing on top of libraries, community advocates say the sum total is success for a community struggling in the midst of a housing crisis. Boston’s West End and Upham’s corner branches are the first to gain housing under the Walsh administration policy proposal. A third, brand-new library being built in Chinatown will also see affordable units.

Lyme-disease-carrying deer tick season is getting longer

Tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease are on the rise in the U.S., especially in the Northeast, upper Midwest and northern Pacific Coast where the warming climate enables ticks to be active earlier in the spring and later into the fall or winter months, extending the window of tick-borne disease risk each year, NPR reports.

Pentagon, fishing industry sounding the alarm over offshore wind development

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